Officials from Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Saint Vincent Hospital today unveiled plans for a new, state-of-the-art cancer center on the Saint Vincent campus that will provide the residents of Erie and its neighboring communities with a comprehensive level of cancer care that is unprecedented in the region.

Construction of the new $25.6 million, 36,474 square-feet Cancer Center will begin today, with an expected opening in December, 2019. It will be located on the southwest corner of 25...